STEVEN VINCENT

**** ******** ***** **** ***, Chicopee MA 01020

Phone 407-***-****

accjdj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Management Professional and team player eager to contribute expertise in Finance and Administration as well as Project Management toward supporting the employer in meeting business goals.

CAREER PROFILE

Long-term extensive financial and project management experience.

Master of Science degree in Accountancy.

Adept in all facets of estimating jobs, scheduling work and employee supervision.

Knowledgeable in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and monthly closing process.

Comprehensive knowledge of financial performance issues and key operational metrics.

Proven capacity to interface with diverse groups.

Excellent communication skills.

Focus on quality and process improvement.

Notable record of producing efficiencies and cost reduction.

Deliver exceptional reporting and advisement to senior management.

Record of progression to assignments of increasing authority and responsibility.

Highly-organized multi-tasker with strong detail orientation.

Proficient in advanced business software applications.

Effective coordinator and negotiator.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Database Administrator for both Oracle 8i and 9i

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, Platinum, QuickBooks, Peachtree, FRX reporting, SAP, and CFS Fence Builder

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Premier Fence LLC Avon, MA

Cost Accountant/Project Manager 3/11/12 – present

• Interpret project specifications to determine labor, material, and overhead costs.

• Schedule workflow with vendors, field employees, and contractors.

• Compile monthly progress reports for progress payments.

• Review project final costs with estimated costs and analyse variances.

Fitzgerald Fence, Florence MA

Cost Accountant/Project Manager 3/28/11 – 3/1/12

• Interpreted project specifications to determine labor, materials and overhead costs.

• Responsible for cost estimation and developing Excel spreadsheet templates for material requirements.

• Assigned responsibility for scheduling all materials shipments and ensuring accuracy of delivered product.

• Compiled monthly cost/schedule status reports for progress payment-justification purposes.

• Directed work assignments for personnel, monitoring progress and capabilities.

Vivians’s Day Spa, Kissimmee, FL

Office Manager 5/13/09 – 3/26/11

• Process data entries into database for tax review.

• Process daily sales tax data into database for monthly taxes.

• Schedule daily appointments and process client data.

• Assist management with workflow.

Alpine Fence, Inc., Alpine CA

Cost Accountant/Project Manager 8/15/08 – 4/30/09

• Estimated project costs, materials and labor for residential/commercial jobs, and provided complete data spreadsheets to management.

• Tasked with scheduling projects and assigned tasks to employees.

• Monitored work-in-progress and assessed usage, efficiency and overhead.

• Approved payments to vendors and contractors.

MassMutual Insurance Company, Springfield, MA

Accountant/Financial Analyst 12/04/06 – 6/25/08

• Responsible for calculating/processing General Agent and General Manager compensation; verified accuracy per contract with company.

• For six agencies, prepared Cash Balance, General Ledger, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flow reports utilizing Platinum Module, and recorded allowances of $4MM+ and $12MM in revenues.

• Utilizing SAP Treasury Module, prepared monthly Reimbursement and Net Expense Summary reports and record calculations covering approximately $6MM.

• Audited agency reports monthly, assuring recording of entries in a timely manner.

• For one agency, posted journal entries of approximately $2MM and performed closing activities.

• Assisted with support and training of agency bookkeepers by providing timely responses to email and telephone inquiries.

• Ensured all large expenditures were approved by Financial Consultant.

Hastie Fence Company, Agawam, MA

Project Manager 8/16/05 – 12/03/06

• Developed and installed commercial division for satellite office.

• Estimated project costs for commercial jobs.

• Monitored work to ensure efficiency and be aware of any variances in agreed-to labor or material usage.

• Provided completed spreadsheets for materials, labor and overhead on word-in-progress accounts.

Citiworks, Inc., Attleboro, MA

Cost Accountant/Project Manager 8/1/ 04 – 8/15/05

• Interpreted project specifications to determine labor, materials and overhead costs.

• Responsible for cost estimation and developing Excel spreadsheet templates for material requirements.

• Assigned responsibility for scheduling all materials shipments and ensuring accuracy of delivered product.

• Compiled monthly cost/schedule status reports for progress payment-justification purposes.

• Directed work assignments for personnel, monitoring progress and capabilities.

• Report job underperformance and determined causes.

EDUCATION

Bentley College, Waltham, MA

Master of Science, Accountancy, 2005

Clark Technical Career Institute, Framingham, MA

8i Database Administration, 2001

Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA

Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1978

OTHER EXPERIENCE

During period 1978-2004, was employed by Hastie Fence Company, Vincent Fence Company and Custom Fence Company in capacity of Estimator. In these assignments, gained job costing expertise which included estimation of materials/labor/overhead, development of MS Excel spreadsheets for cost templates, and preparation of shop drawings.

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